U.S., Turkey agree to increase coordination on Syrian stability
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The United States and Turkey have agreed to intensify cooperation on security and stabilization efforts in Syria, according to a joint statement issued late Tuesday after a new round of the bilateral Syria Working Group convened in the U.S. capital.
The statement said both delegations reaffirmed their shared “vision for Syria that is stable and at peace with itself and its neighborhood, which will also allow millions of displaced Syrians to return home.”
It stressed the two NATO allies’ commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity and outlined plans to widen coordination mechanisms as defined by Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Officials also reviewed the phased easing of U.S. sanctions—announced by President Trump last week in Riyadh—and discussed “combatting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”
This meeting comes days after the Syrian Transitional President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the sidelines of the U.S.-Gulf summit.